We start off with some crucial viewing, as I explain how to make fresh pasta. Believe me, once you've nailed this simple process, you'll find yourself regularly making dough because it tastes so much more succulent.

The four pasta videos here explain what ingredients you need to make fresh pasta, how to mix these, how to fold and roll your dough correctly, plus there's an extra tip that details how to chop the resulting pasta into tasty tagliatelle.

Once you have your fresh pasta dough ready, get creative by learning how to create farfalle pasta shapes (bowtie pasta). The process is very quick and you're sure to impress any dinner guests you serve.

These moon-shaped ravioli parcels, also known as 'pansotti', are stupidly easy to make. All you need is a glass or cookie cutter, then just stuff them with whatever filling you like - spinach and ricotta, meaty bolognese, butternut squash... it's up to you!

If you're a fan of little ear or shell-shaped orecchiette pasta, check out this quick creation guide. Just cook up some quick pasta dough then hit this page to learn the special knife technique you'll need. The key? Just squish and flip!

Don't waste any of your Halloween veg by turning your pumpkin's innards into this scrummy pasta soup. There are just 5 cooking steps involved and most of the time you'll only need to stir the mixture. Easy? Scarily so!

Full of buttery, nutty taste and similar to pasta fagioli in terms of its preparation, this is one nourishing dish. It's simple to make too, as its main ingredient just cooks in the pot with the pasta.

This farmers market special is a crunchy, quick-to-make treat. It's packed with pleasingly green asparagus ‘heads’, sumptuous soft mushrooms and sun-dried tomatoes for a little acidic bite, all mixed through with perfectly-cooked penne.

Hunting for a pasta salad recipe that will have the juice dribbling down your chin? If so, this refreshing summer dish, with its moist buffalo mozzarella cheese and tiny fresh tomatoes, is exactly the lunch you've been looking for!

This delicious cheese, tomato, eggplant, meatball and tagliatelle recipe is a true weekender. It is not quick, but the sliceable ring of baked pasta that results is a tummy-filling revelation. Any special dinner guests you have will love it.

There are few pasta dishes I love more than this sweet eggplant/aubergine and tomato treat. This 25-minute recipe is simple to make (if not super-healthy!) and vegetarian-friendly. Just try it once... it won't be the last time.

What's the point of those heavy metal pasta rolling machines? Find out here as I get up close and personal with Imperia's SP150 pasta machine. My wife Laura bought me this sturdy piece of kit and I have to say - it really does rock.